FSU football recruiting heats up entering final month

1:48 AM,
Jan. 9, 2013

Demarcus Walker flipped from Alabama to Florida State.

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Alabama fans weren't the only ones celebrating early Tuesday morning. And as it turns out, they weren't only celebrating.

Not long after the final seconds ticked off the clock in the BCS national championship game Monday night, Florida State's 2013 recruiting class received an unexpected jolt courtesy of a Crimson Tide defection.

Jacksonville defensive end DeMarcus Walker, who committed to Alabama last August, shocked the recruiting world and the reigning national champions when he announced he had changed his mind and would instead enroll at Florida State. ...